Scapaniaceae
Diplophyllum albicans
Diplophyllum albicans
Also known as Scapania albicans, Jungermannia albicans
Native Plants · Liverwort · Bryophyte · Terrarium · Shade Lover · Moisture Loving · Specialist Plant · Non-Vascular · Cool Climate · Humid Environment
Diplophyllum albicans is a leafy liverwort that requires consistently moist, shaded conditions to thrive, making it best suited for specialist terrarium or bryophyte garden cultivation. Keep it in indirect or dappled light and maintain high humidity at all times. It is a niche species largely of interest to bryophyte enthusiasts and naturalists rather than general home gardeners.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 3 hours
- Watering
- Mist or dampen substrate thoroughly; keep consistently humid but not waterlogged · Every 2-3 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Soil pH
- 6–7
- Temperature
- -20°F to 85°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed, Cutting
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 2 ft
- Spacing
- 4 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
Sources: trefle
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